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please welcome joss whedon. thanks for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> stephen: nice to meet you. i'm a big fan of your work. >> as am i-- of yours. i'm a fan of your work. >> stephen: oh, i'm a fan of my work as well. wonderful. now, joss-- not josh. >> two ss. >> stephen: why did you drop the h. what kind of name is joss? >> well, it's sort of a bastardized chinese word meaning luck. if you read james clavell it is. >> i read sshould, ogun but that's japanese. >> tipan. >> stephen: i don't read chinese. what was your name before it was joss. >> it was joseph or joe or joey, which is why i changed. >> stephen: okay, can i call you joey? >> no. >> stephen: all right, let's move on. you know, you are the emmy winning film and tv creator producer, director, writer, composer-- composure? >> yes, of this movie. >> stephen: your work includes buff, and the avengers. the new film is "much ado about nothing." why, if you're the super big blockbuster director of the avengers, billion-dollar movie at least, rig
please welcome joss whedon. thanks for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> stephen: nice to meet you. i'm a big fan of your work. >> as am i-- of yours. i'm a fan of your work. >> stephen: oh, i'm a fan of my work as well. wonderful. now, joss-- not josh. >> two ss. >> stephen: why did you drop the h. what kind of name is joss? >> well, it's sort of a bastardized chinese word meaning luck. if you read james clavell it is. >> i read sshould,...
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: joss! welcome to our program, joss. nice to see you. you're originally from new york. >> yes, i am. >> jimmy: welcome back. are you enjoying your time in the city here? >> yeah, you know. walking around. >> jimmy: did you grow up here? >> born and badly raised in the upper west side. >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: very cool. mom and dad still here? >> no, no. dad moved to los angeles to pursue comedy writing, which was going on here, but not so much after a while. my mom was a schoolteacher. >> jimmy: she was a schoolteacher. and your dad wrote and your grandfather wrote as well, right? >> yes, he did. he wrote television sitcoms and before that radio. >> jimmy: anything that we would know? >> "donna reed," "dick van dyke." >> jimmy: no way? [ cheers and applause ] that's amazing! and your dad wrote as well? any shows we would know there? >> well, he started out -- when i was little, he was doing "dick cavett," and then "the electric company." and then moved to l.a. and did "alice," "golden girls." [ cheers and applause ] >
♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: joss! welcome to our program, joss. nice to see you. you're originally from new york. >> yes, i am. >> jimmy: welcome back. are you enjoying your time in the city here? >> yeah, you know. walking around. >> jimmy: did you grow up here? >> born and badly raised in the upper west side. >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: very cool. mom and dad still here? >> no, no. dad moved to los angeles...
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from los angeles, i am tavis smiley.tonight, a conversation with joss whedon, who has been called the most innovative storyteller of his generation. he is the man behind such television cult series as "buffy the vampire slayer" and "angel ." last year, his movie "the a billionearned dollars at the box office. his newest story is a modern-day retelling of shakespeare's "much ado about nothing." we are glad you have joined us for a conversation with joss whedon, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: imagine you have just directed a blockbuster with a budget of over $200 million based on an iconic marvel comic book character and that goes onto really -- to e
from los angeles, i am tavis smiley.tonight, a conversation with joss whedon, who has been called the most innovative storyteller of his generation. he is the man behind such television cult series as "buffy the vampire slayer" and "angel ." last year, his movie "the a billionearned dollars at the box office. his newest story is a modern-day retelling of shakespeare's "much ado about nothing." we are glad you have joined us for a conversation with joss whedon,...
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joss whedon is here. he is the man behind some of the most popular films and television series in hollywood. he's a creator of the hit show "bufffy the vampire slayer" and directed "the avengers." he's chose an small budget shakespeare adaptation that he made in his home in 12 days. here's the trailer for "much ado about nothing." >> i hope so see you one day fitted with a husband. >> not until god makes men of some other metal than earth. >> it is certain i am loved of all ladies. but truly i love none. >> pure happiness to women. >> oh, god, sir, i cannot endure my lady. >> there's a kind of merry war between senior benedict and her. they never meet but there's a skirmish of wit between them. >> if you three will, i will bring benedict and beatrice into a mountain of affection. >> by this day she's a fair lady >> by this hand i love thee. >> we are the only love gods. >> rose: i'm pleased to have joss whedon at the this table for the first time. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> how long have you bee
joss whedon is here. he is the man behind some of the most popular films and television series in hollywood. he's a creator of the hit show "bufffy the vampire slayer" and directed "the avengers." he's chose an small budget shakespeare adaptation that he made in his home in 12 days. here's the trailer for "much ado about nothing." >> i hope so see you one day fitted with a husband. >> not until god makes men of some other metal than earth. >> it...
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if you are joss whedon, you direct a modern-day version of "much ado about nothing" in your backyard. you work with actresses you have worked with and you film it in 12 days. this is what you come up with. >> are you sure benedict loves the address so entirely? beatrice so entirely? >> so says the prince. >> did you tell them of it? >> they did not treat me to their acquaintance. i persuaded them that if they loved benedict, wrestle with the affection. >> why did you so? does not a gentleman deserve as full and fortunate to bed? >> i know he does deserve as much as must be yielded to a man. [laughter] here notingsley was too long ago. whenever he comes through, it is impossible to go from beginning to end of a conversation without shakespeare making a cameo somewhere in the conversation. i will ask you, as i asked him, what is it about shakespeare? you know, it is the language. it is how personally i relate to it. i grew up around people doing it and watching it and reading it. even before i could understand it, because i was trying to look cool to my parents. it seeped in. i love the
if you are joss whedon, you direct a modern-day version of "much ado about nothing" in your backyard. you work with actresses you have worked with and you film it in 12 days. this is what you come up with. >> are you sure benedict loves the address so entirely? beatrice so entirely? >> so says the prince. >> did you tell them of it? >> they did not treat me to their acquaintance. i persuaded them that if they loved benedict, wrestle with the affection. >>...
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from los angeles, i am tavis smiley.tonight, a conversation with joss whedon, who has been called the most innovative storyteller of his generation. he is the man behind such television cult series as "buffy the vampire slayer" and "angel ." last year, his movie "the a billionearned dollars at the box office. his newest story is a modern-day retelling of shakespeare's "much ado about nothing." we are glad you have joined us for a conversation with joss whedon, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: imagine you have just directed a blockbuster with a budget of over $200 million based on an iconic marvel comic book character and that goes onto really --
from los angeles, i am tavis smiley.tonight, a conversation with joss whedon, who has been called the most innovative storyteller of his generation. he is the man behind such television cult series as "buffy the vampire slayer" and "angel ." last year, his movie "the a billionearned dollars at the box office. his newest story is a modern-day retelling of shakespeare's "much ado about nothing." we are glad you have joined us for a conversation with joss whedon,...
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and my guest, joss whedon, i is the creator of buffy, firefly and dollhouse. the interview will be critically acclaimed but it will get canceled halfway through. a new
and my guest, joss whedon, i is the creator of buffy, firefly and dollhouse. the interview will be critically acclaimed but it will get canceled halfway through. a new
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and my guest, joss whedon, i is the creator of buffy, firefly and dollhouse. the interview will be critically acclaimed but it will get canceled halfway through. a new study says 70% of americans are on prescription drugs. if you find that number depressing, talk to your doctor about cymbalta. this is the the "colbert report." >> stephen: hey, look at that. welcome to the report, everybody. good to have you with us. thank you so much, folks. >> stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! >> stephen: thank you very much. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the report in here, out there, all around the world. mr. and mrs. america and all the ships at sea. folks, if you are regular viewers of this show you know i don't cover a lot of international events. i say if news wants me to care about it, it should have planned ahead and happened in america. think, think, okay? but, folks, last week a major story broke that affects me personally. they held elections in iran, and then the unthinkable happened, they counted the votes. >> a cleric has been elected to replace
and my guest, joss whedon, i is the creator of buffy, firefly and dollhouse. the interview will be critically acclaimed but it will get canceled halfway through. a new study says 70% of americans are on prescription drugs. if you find that number depressing, talk to your doctor about cymbalta. this is the the "colbert report." >> stephen: hey, look at that. welcome to the report, everybody. good to have you with us. thank you so much, folks. >> stephen! stephen! stephen!...
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. - i understand, joss, but things will get a lot more complicated if you don't. - listen, finch, the woman who ambushed us, i think it was his partner from the cia. the one that snow said was dead. finch! - yes, i'm aware of who she is. now go, detective. kara stanton. what is it that you want? - welcome back, john. - kara. i thought you were-- - dead? i wasn't very good at it. of course, neither were you. our friend here, on the other hand, who sent us to kill each other, i suspect he'll be great at it. - john. - mark. - looks just like mine. welcome to the party. - i know that look you get, john. right before you do something disruptive. [phone beeps] you may not care about yourself, but you've got enough semtex duct-taped to you to spread a lot of misery around. and before you think about disarming that vest... [phone beeps] just remember i've got you both on speed dial. - so what's this about, kara? - i thought i'd get us all back together for one last little bit of field work for old time's sake. - you were never that sentimental. - i wasn't, was i? you and mark are gonna run a
. - i understand, joss, but things will get a lot more complicated if you don't. - listen, finch, the woman who ambushed us, i think it was his partner from the cia. the one that snow said was dead. finch! - yes, i'm aware of who she is. now go, detective. kara stanton. what is it that you want? - welcome back, john. - kara. i thought you were-- - dead? i wasn't very good at it. of course, neither were you. our friend here, on the other hand, who sent us to kill each other, i suspect he'll be...
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when joss came out, it opened in under 500 theaters. now a movie has to be crowding out everything else. what he was saying is that lincoln was this close to being an hbo movie. so it's not the best thing in when the only thing making it into theaters are hundred million dollar productions. gerri: they take them overseas and make a mint. >> so far it has not really hurt the studios. even john carter, which didn't do very well or damage the company itself. >> all right, thank you for coming on tonight. i am not paying $50. [laughter] >> thank you for having me on.3 gerri: here's our question tonight. would you pay $50 to see a movie? log onto gerriwillis.com. but on the right side of the screen. i will share the results at the end of tonight's show. later on the show, 20%. that is the number of surgeries performed in this country are not necessarily. we will tell you why this is happening in which doctors are the worst offenders. and the question, how did you get that? tips for saving money on your car insurance and how to get the most b
when joss came out, it opened in under 500 theaters. now a movie has to be crowding out everything else. what he was saying is that lincoln was this close to being an hbo movie. so it's not the best thing in when the only thing making it into theaters are hundred million dollar productions. gerri: they take them overseas and make a mint. >> so far it has not really hurt the studios. even john carter, which didn't do very well or damage the company itself. >> all right, thank you for...
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winds and a hato a terroris tempaertuare have warmed up. 56 san josse low 80 san rose nappa low 70 east bay shores low 80 south bay breezy this evening 50 along the coastal areas this evenging colloerooler conditons for the work week back to you marty residents and visitors of san francisco's castro recent assault. sending one man to the hospital. volunteers spent the weekend warning visitors about the attack. kron four's philippe djegal as residents were reminded surroundings. is described. feet two inches. weighting about 200 pounds. police say he has a heavy build, with curly brown hair. he was last seen wearing a dark jacket, pants and baseball hat. anyone with information is asked to call police. aha dozens of east palo alto residents marched through the streets in an effort to end neighborhood violence. their numbers are swelling in the second march this year. it's a movement they hope will bring awareness of the problems facnig the city. before the marches through the streets of east palo alto this the search continues for a francisco man who has been missing for almost a month.
winds and a hato a terroris tempaertuare have warmed up. 56 san josse low 80 san rose nappa low 70 east bay shores low 80 south bay breezy this evening 50 along the coastal areas this evenging colloerooler conditons for the work week back to you marty residents and visitors of san francisco's castro recent assault. sending one man to the hospital. volunteers spent the weekend warning visitors about the attack. kron four's philippe djegal as residents were reminded surroundings. is described....
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and joss whedon did "much ado about nothing." it's the best shakespeare comedy i've ever seen. so on, on film i mean. so there is hope. with the studios tying up $200 million hoping for that billion dollar international payoff, it's a very depressing time to be a serious filmmaker. >> all right, thank you so much. >> you're very welcome. >> very good to have you. you're showing range, richard. still ahead, mike tyson delivers an entertainment knockout punch. he was funny last night. we're going to show you the former boxing charm's appearance at the tonys. he did not wear the kinky boots. the producer here with his shiny new tony award. ♪ i' 'm a hard, hard ♪ worker every day. ♪ i' ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker and i'm working every day. ♪ ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker and i'm saving all my pay. ♪ ♪ if i ever get some money put away, ♪ ♪ i'm going to take it all out and celebrate. ♪ ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker... ♪ membership rallied millions of us on small business saturday to make shopping small, huge. this is what membership is. this is what membership does.
and joss whedon did "much ado about nothing." it's the best shakespeare comedy i've ever seen. so on, on film i mean. so there is hope. with the studios tying up $200 million hoping for that billion dollar international payoff, it's a very depressing time to be a serious filmmaker. >> all right, thank you so much. >> you're very welcome. >> very good to have you. you're showing range, richard. still ahead, mike tyson delivers an entertainment knockout punch. he was...